Monthly Archives: June 2012

Mon 18th June 2012
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Paul Keating somehow wins Taget.com UDRP - Shoddy work by Target’s lawyers may have let domain owner off the hook. Domain attorney Paul Keating has successfully defended Quinv S.A. against Target Brands and a UDRP it filed over Taget.com. Now, first things first: Taget.com isn’t necessarily a typo of Target.com. There are plenty of legitimate reasons to own this domain and ways you can use it without running afoul of cybersquatting rules. But Target claimed the domain forwarded through a series of URLs ... read more ...
 
Written by The MediaWizard's Blog in EN
The tip 230 newgTLD applications! - They say money talks and if that were taken as a given, then these 230 strings would account for 38.92% of the entire amount spent applying for strings in ICANNs newgTLDs initiative. APP 13 HOME 11 INC 11 ART 10 BLOG 9 SHOP 9 BOOK 9 LLC 9 DESIGN 8 MUSIC 8 MOVIE 8 LOVE 7 LTD 7 WEB 7 CLOUD 7 STORE 7 NEWS 7 HOTEL 7 MAIL 7 TECH 6 ONLINE 6 CORP 6 BABY 6 VIP 6 CPA 6 GMBH 6 NOW 6 LAW 6 STYLE 5 SALE 5 GROUP 5 TICKETS 5 BUY 5 GAME 5 SITE 5 FREE 5 FASHION 4 MED 4 RESTAURANT 4 SEARCH 4 IMMO 4 VIDEO 4 TENNIS 4 REALESTATE 4 ECO 4 RADIO 4 HEALTH 4 INSURANCE 4 POKER 4 LLP 4 TEAM 4 PLAY 4 GREEN 4 SCHOOL 4 GAY 4 BET 4 SOCCER 4 SHOW 4 PIZZA 4 FLOWERS 4 AUTO 4 SALON 4 CHAT 4 CASINO 4 GOLF 4 HOT 3 TUBE 3 HOSTING 3 GARDEN 3 CASA 3 BROADWAY 3 FUN 3 MAP 3 CAM 3 MARKETING 3 MEDIA 3 CARS 3 MBA 3 SECURITY 3 RIP 3 BASKETBALL 3 BEAUTY 3 RUGBY 3 MOM 3 SUCKS 3 TAXI 3 FOOD 3 FILM 3 FORUM 3 SPOT 3 MLS 3 CLUB 3 MERCK 3 HELP 3 MOBILE 3 FAMILY 3 TIRES 3 SPA 3 MEMORIAL 3 CITY 3 YOGA 3 LIVE 3 WEDDING 3 PROPERTY 3 CRICKET 3 DIET 3 DEALS 3 WINE 3 LIFE 3 DOCTOR 3 DOG 3 DATA 3 WEBSITE 3 WOW 3 RACING 3 SCIENCE 2 DEAL 2 GOLD 2 DRIVE 2 DEV 2 DDS 2 SWISS 2 GUARDIAN 2 WEBS 2 (IDN) 2 KIDS 2 GOO 2 TALK 2 FURNITURE 2 GRATIS 2 [IDN] 2 MOTO 2 GROCERY 2 JEWELRY 2 WEIBO 2 [IDN] 2 FYI 2 AUCTION 2 LATINO 2 AUDIO 2 BAR 2 GIFTS 2 GIFT 2 [IDN] 2 ONE 2 SAVE 2 PLACE 2 SAS 2 SRL 2 GDN 2 FISHING 2 WORLD 2 FISH 2 SPORT 2 LEGAL 2 BINGO 2 SARL 2 DESI 2 DELIVERY 2 BASEBALL 2 EARTH 2 CHARITY 2 BAND 2 BANK 2 BOATS 2 STUDIO 2 DOCS 2 GLOBAL 2 STORAGE 2 JUEGOS 2 LAWYER 2 STREAM 2 PING 2 SKI 2 RED 2 COLLEGE 2 PARTY 2 DISCOUNT 2 CAFE 2 PHOTOGRAPHY 2 CRUISE 2 COACH 2 OSAKA 2 [IDN] 2 [IDN] 2 DIRECT 2 VOTE 2 TRADING 2 ENERGY 2 LUXURY 2 COUPON 2 RENT 2 FOOTBALL 2 COUNTRY 2 PHD 2 SEX 2 FORSALE 2 PET 2 PAY 2 REVIEW 2 PHONE 2 COUPONS 2 CONSTRUCTION 2 DIY 2 EXPERT 2 HOCKEY 2 HAIR 2 [IDN] 2 LOL 2 THEATER 2 DOT 2 MONEY 2 YOU 2 LIVING 2 BOX 2 LOANS 2 BROKER 2 MONSTER 2 REALTY 2 FIT 2 EXPRESS 2 CLICK 2 SHOPPING 2 APARTMENTS 2 CHURCH 2 RUN 2 GUIDE 2 SECURE 2 PLUS 2 YUN 2 I ... read more ...
Sun 17th June 2012
Written by The Domains in EN
Div Turakhia At F.ounders Conference On Media.Net: “In The Next 12 Months We Will Likely Be One of The Top 10 Ad Companies” - The third annual F.ounders conference was held this past Friday at the Nasdaq’s MarketSite on Times Square. One of the invited 150 founders was Divyank Turakhia of Directi which as we know has a bunch of companies in the domain industry and announced they applied for 31 new gTLD’s. The IrishTimes.com sat down for a short interview with Div who they describe as a “30-year-old entrepreneur from India who started his first company at the age of 16 with $500.” “Today he employs 800 people across ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN
What Ever Happened To Domain Hall Of Fame Member Sahar Sarid? We Know & It’s All On SaharSarid.com - Over the last couple of years I have had many emails asking me whatever happened to domainer Sahar Sarid. Sahar is a member of the Domain Hall of Fame (inducted 2007). Ron Jackson of DnJournal.com ran a cover story on Sahar back in 2007. Sahar published a very popular domain blog, Conceptualist.com. So what has Sahar been up to? On the business front Sahar, recently sold the domain name MugShots.com, sometime last year. “The domain name Mugshots.com was bought in 2002 off of eBay by Ashantiplc, ... read more ...
Sat 16th June 2012
Written by DomainHack.er in NO and tagged
Kun tre norske toppdomene-søknader - For å øke mangfoldet og konkurransen på Internett har organisasjonen ICANN som er øverste myndighet for nettnavn, åpnet for nye såkalte toppnivådomener(TLDs – Top Level Domains). Les også Internett har fått helt nytt adressesystem Men Norge henger etter.  Et toppnivådomene er "etternavnet" eller endelsen i en internettadresse – det som kommer etter det siste punktumet. F.eks. .com eller .info.ICANNs drastiske endring av adressestrukturen åpner for nye toppdomener som for eksempel ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Purchased For Less Than $2,500, Mike Mann Sells SkyBoard.com For $60,000 - According to his Facebook Page Mike Mann’s DomainMarket.com has just had another really nice sale under his belt selling the domain name SkyBoard.com for $60,000. I reached out to Mike who told me he acquired the domain name SkyBoard on April 5, 2007 for $2,446.79, a remarkable return by any measure. The new owner of the domain name is SKYBOARD, Huu Huan Nguyen of Paris France who is yet to change the servers of the domain. Mike wanted to let everyone know that he still have the plural version ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Rick Schwartz Wins The UDRP On SaveMe.com & Get A Finding Of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking - A three member panel not only ruled in favor of Rick Schwartz’s company  eRealEstate.com on the UDRP on the domain name SaveMe.com, but the panel found the complainant engaged in abuse of process amounting to Reverse Domain Name Hijacking. Mr. Schwartz was represented by Howard Neu, Esq. Here are the relevant facts and findings: “The Complainants are corporations incorporated in Brazil.” “Since mid-2010, the Complainant has operated a daily deals website at “www.saveme.com.br”.  The ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Microsoft’s Generation App: F’ it, it blows (so contend domain names) - Microsoft registers dirty names related to its new Generation App. Microsoft is releasing its Generation App (Or Gen App), which is a suite of tools to help you build an app for Microsoft platforms within 30 days. The web sites for the initiative are 30tolaunch.com and GenerationApp.com. The company isn’t taking any chances, snatching up lots of typos of GenerationApp.com including generatonapp.com and generat6ionapp.com. These two and many other domains are registered ... read more ...
Fri 15th June 2012
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Your New Keyboard In The New .Brand gTLD World From Afilias - Thanks to our friends at Afilias who have a new take on the standard keyboard in the new gTLD world. “This infographic of the bulk of major brands applying to ICANN for a new gTLD. (And, yes, this graphic covers all brands, not just ones that Afilias is working with.) “We’ve also included some of the major geographic areas applying for TLDs; those are on the “function” keys.” (you can click on the image to enlarge it)   Google+Michael Berkens ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
UDRP Panel Affirms Its Not The Forum For Recovery Of Stolen Domains As It Turns Down RareCoins.Com + 6 More - A three member panel just affirmed what we pretty much knew already that the UDRP is not a proper forum for the recovery of allegedly stolen domain names. In this case, Austin Rare Coins, Inc. brought the UDRP to recover 8 domain names they alleged were stolen by a Hoa Nguyen. The domains at issues were: acoins.com austinreport.com goldcoins.org goldinfo.ne goldprices.com rarecoins.com rarecoins.org silverinfo.net The panel rejected the Austin’s claim that they had common law trademark rights in ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Our Chat With Demand Media About Their Apps For: .Airforce, .Navy., Republican, .Democrat, .Kaufen, .Moda, .Moto - We reached out to Demand Media, Inc. to get some more information on some of the new gTLD’s they applied for. Leyla Farah  was nice enough to respond on behalf of Demand. Here is the email interview: Q: There are some applications made by Demand that strike me as quite strange. Can anyone chat about the thoughts and business plan behind the new gTLD’s Demand applied for like: .airforce .navy Are you doing these on behalf of the armed forces or with the consent of them? If not don’t you expect ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in PL and tagged
Dwa tysiące nowych domen. Będzie wojna - Amerykańska organizacja zarządzająca domenami internetowymi iCann uznała, że w obrębie .com, .net czy .edu robi się ciasno. Na początku 2013 roku udostępni więc prawie dwa tysiące nowych adresów, jak choćby .pizza, .cloud, .deal czy .love (powalczy o nią 7 firm).Cena za każdą z domen jest niebagatelna, więc tylko największych stać na udział w konkursie. Pojedyncza domena najwyższego poziomu (TLD, top level domain) kosztuje 185 tys. dolarów.Czytaj: Youtube czekają ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in NO and tagged
Statoil vil ha .statoil - Frem til 30. mai i år holdt den amerikanske organisasjonen ICANN åpent for søknader om nye såkalte TLD-er – Top Level Domains, eller generiske toppnivådomener på norsk.Dette er de siste bokstavene i en internettadresse, for eksempel .com, .info eller .org.Les mer: Nå kan du bytte ut .no med hva du vil .statoilNå er listen over søkere offentliggjort, og på den finnes to norske selskape: Statoil og CloudNames.Statoil har naturligvis søkt om å opprette .statoil, mens CloudNames har søkt ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in IT and tagged
Tokelau: 1300 abitanti e 9 milioni di siti registrati, perché? - Al terzo posto della classifica dei ccTLD (ossia dei top-level domain, domini di primo livello nazionali) relativi alle nazioni, come .it o .fr tanto per capirci, risulta .tk. A quale stato si riferisce? A Tokelau, che è una sperduta e pittoresca isola ai nostri antipodi che nonostante i soli 1300 abitanti e una superficie abitabile di appena 10 chilometri quadrati ospita ben 9 milioni di siti registrati posizionandosi ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in TR and tagged
.com uzantılı alan adları kan kaybediyor! - .com uzantılı alan adları kan kaybediyor! İnternet, yakın zamanda yaşanacak önemli bir değişiklikle ilginç adreslerle dolacak. Bugün şirketler, domain isimlerini sadece .com, .org, .biz, .tv, .fm gibi 22 belirli üst seviye domain (gTLD) altında kayıt ettirebiliyorlar. Ancak 13.06.2012 tarihinden itibaren ICANN, yeni gTLD başvurularının içeriğini ortaya çıkaracak.Bunun anlamı .google, .sony, .samsung gibi ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
ICANN: Issue 2.0 Takes New gTLD Application Details Offline - Another ominous ‘issue” has been revealed tonight by ICANN which forced them “temporarily disabled viewing of the application details” for the new gTLD applications that was just published yesterday. In an announcement posted  on ICANN’ site: “We are looking into reports of an issue with the posted new gTLDs applications on the ICANN website. We have temporarily disabled viewing of the application details. We will provide an update soon.” “We will provide an update soon” is a familiar ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Honey, we screwed adult on my $185,000 new TLD application - Several new top level domain applicants make errors in their applications — including a misspelling of the word “logistics”. I’ve found three instances of typo’s or errors in new top level domain applicants’ strings. I’ve reached out to ICANN to find out if the applicants will be afforded an opportunity to fix these errors as I can’t find anything in the guidebook about it. Logic would say yes in the case of an uncontested string. One obvious typo ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Go Daddy eyes one month registrations for .home and .casa domains - Company may offer short term registrations if awarded domain names. Go Daddy is proposing a couple twists in its plan to offer .home and .casa domain names to the public. A big one: registrations as short as one month. “Why pay for a year if the domain name will not be needed for a year?”, the company asks in its application. This makes since for real estate domains. When I put my house on the market last year I registered our street address as a .com domain with ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Catholics won’t be means to register .Catholic domain names - No personal second level domains will be allowed for .catholic. If you’re a follower of the Catholic faith and can’t wait to get your hands on yourname.catholic, I’ve got disappointing news for you: it’s not going to happen. The Pontifical Council for Social Communications (PCCS), the applicant for .catholic, plans to run the domain name in a closed manner similar to .gov. Its application states: …individual adherents will not be eligible to register or ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
Guy files cybersquatting censure opposite a page on Blogger - Apparently blogger.com followed by a bunch of numbers infringes this guy’s trademarks. From the WTF category… Nevada resident Steven Barket has filed a federal lawsuit against Google and a John Doe, claiming violations of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act and Lanham Act. The offending domain name that violates Barket’s trademarks? blogger.com/profile/10034500688963114971 Yes, that’s a single page on the Blogger.com domain. Barket demands a judgement ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainNameWire in EN and tagged
About 100 ANA members request for new tip turn domains - Around 20% of Association of National Advertisers members applied for new TLDs, but many may have been defensive. One of the most outspoken — and tardy — groups to lobby against ICANN’s expansion of the internet namespace was Association of National Advertisers (ANA). The group lists close to 500 members on its web site, and it appears that around 100 of them ended up applying for new top level domains. (I count 92, but it’s very hard to get this precise ... read more ...
Thu 14th June 2012
Written by DomainHack.er in ES and tagged
Aunque usted no lo crea—Más pornografía en Internet - Escrito por el Staff de Websense En diciembre de 2011 escribimos en nuestro blog sobre la aprobación del dominio .xxx de alto nivel (TLD) y abordamos los problemas relacionados con la forma en que estos sitios se categorizan y cómo las compañías legítimas podían evitar que su reputación se dañara a través de un registro .xxx. Bajo el estandarte “La Evolución de la Responsabilidad en Línea”, ICM Registry, la compañía detrás de .xxx ahora está ... read more ...
 
Written by DomainHack.er in TR and tagged
com’u bırak, onlara bak.. - İnternet, yakın zamanda yaşanacak önemli bir değişiklikle ilginç adreslerle dolacak. Bugün şirketler, domain isimlerini sadece .com, .org, .biz, .tv, .fm gibi 22 belirli üst seviye domain (gTLD) altında kayıt ettirebiliyorlar. Ancak 13.06.2012 tarihinden itibaren ICANN, yeni gTLD başvurularının içeriğini ortaya çıkaracak. Bunun anlamı .google, .sony, .samsung gibi web adreslerinin ortaya çıkabileceği. Bunun yanında domain'lerde artık Çince ve Korece karakterlere de ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
.Mobi Domains Have Been Around Since 2006 So Why Do We Need A .Mobile & .Mobily - Everyone is the domain name industry is quite aware of the history of the .Mobi TLD and the various stories behind it. The .Mobi Registry started selling domains in 2006 at the TRAFFIC auction even before launching. Now it seems its deja vu all over again, as four applicants are going for very similar new gTLD’s. There are three applications for .Mobile that would be .Mobi +le and one application for .Mobily which is .Mobi + ly. Now beyond the question of how ICANN would ever approve these extensions ... read more ...
 
Written by The Domains in EN and tagged
Will One Church Be Allowed To Control The Entire .Church Right Of The Dot Space? - USAtoday.com just covered an application for the new gTLD .Church. The applicant is described as “high tech megachurch out of Oklahoma” and currently uses the domain name LifeChurch.tv “”LifeChurch.tv broadcasts Web worship services online to 15 locations in Oklahoma, Texas, Tennessee, Florida and New York, set up a free Bible app for mobile devices, and offers resources to 100,000 pastors — “our target market for dot.church.”” Donuts is the other applicant for .Church. Which raises ... read more ...